Italian Language Courses

  Italy

• Florence: 
Florence

Dates: every month

Description: Accademia del Giglio is a private school which is specifically aimed at helping international students to gain proficiency in the Italian language and understand many aspects of Italian culture. The school wants to introduce its students to Italian customs and ways of life.

At Accademia del Giglio every effort is made to satisfy student needs and to provide an enjoyable educational and cultural experience in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Our school is officially recognised by the Italian Ministry of Education.

In the Cradle of the Renaissance

The school has its premises in a 19th century building in the centre of Florence in front of the Bargello National Museum. The area is close to the Cathedral and the Palazzo Vecchio, the town hall. The student is literally immersed in the artistic, historical and cultural heart of Florence, the "cradle of the Renaissance", within walking distance of the most prestigious monuments of the Romanesque, Gothic and the 15th century art.

A Teacher and a Tutor

The school places considerable emphasis on the quality of its teaching. All our teachers have a degree from an approved Italian university. Every member of our teaching staff is a native Italian speaker who can also speak English. All our teachers have at least 3 years' teaching experience and are prepared to help the students with any problem they may experience during their stay at Accademia del Giglio.

Highlights: Since 1995 Accademia del Giglio is a private school which is specifically aimed at helping international students to gain proficiency in the Italian language, understand the many aspects of Italian culture, as well as learn several drawing and painting techniques. Our school is accredited by:

- The Italian Ministry of Education through the "presa d'atto";
- The Swedish National Board of Student Aid "CSN";
- The American university Bard College as its Italian base for its abroad study programme.

In addition:

- Accademia del Giglio has received the "European Label 2007". This Label is awarded each year to the most innovative language learning projects in the European Union. The Label is coordinated by the European Commission, and managed by the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education.

- Accademia del Giglio is the Italian base for the Flora Tristan High School (France), participating in the scheme of the Leonardo da Vinci Programme, whose aim is to support improvements in quality and innovation in vocational education and training systems.

- Other occasional but intensive co-operations have also been arranged with other institutes in the past few years, such as:

* Campion School (UK)
* Otterbein College (Ohio, USA)
* De La Salle Schulen Marianum (Austria)
* Newman College (Australia)
* Long Road Sixth Form College (Cambridge, UK)
* Blakehurst High School (Sidney, Australia).
* Our Lady of Mercy College (Melbourne, Australia)

The teaching staff of Accademia del Giglio:

- have contributed to the editing of the 2007 Itals bulletin, official review of the University Ca' Foscari of Venice;
- have been organizing training courses for teachers of Italian as a foreign language;
- are currently endeavouring to make use of modern teaching technologies both with school students and with distant learners.

Cost in US$: 600 per month

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of normally 7

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Accademia del Giglio's Mission Statement: Accademia del Giglio is a private school which is specifically aimed at helping international students to gain proficiency in Italian language and understand many aspects of Italian culture. The school wants to introduce its students to Italian customs and ways of life. At Accademia del Giglio every effort is made to satisfy student needs and to provide an enjoyable Italian language course in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Accademia del Giglio also offer Art courses either in English or in Italian. Basic and advanced drawing and painting techniques, traditional techniques such as oil, watercolour and fresco. Summer workshops. Credits available.

Year Founded: 1995